Involving or limited to basic or simple principles
“Central to the political issue is the widespread belief that democracy cannot survive unless the whole population enjoys at least a rudimentary level of education.”
Primitive or crude in form or design
“The pricing data provided with a design-build proposal is based on a very rudimentary design and, therefore, may not be very reliable.”
Relating to an immature, undeveloped, or basic form
“The animals had the beginnings of an internal skeleton and a rudimentary backbone in the form of a notochord, a semiflexible structure made of cartilage.”
Fundamental, inherent or central in nature
“The meeting between the leaders did not resolve a rudimentary issue.”
Being at the beginning or preparatory stages of something
“Modern teaching is rightly solicitous about the rudimentary stages of knowledge.”
Original in form, preceding all others
“In its rudimentary form, the institution probably played quite a different role from what it does in its later, fully-developed stage.”
Beginning, starting, coming into existence
Not grammatically or linguistically fluent
Restricted or low in amount or extent
Not (as) fully developed as expected
Not completed or finished
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